Essays on Slack

Microsoft Project is a tailor-made computer application that aids project management right from the planning stage to the implementation phase. In my view, Microsoft Project is an easy tool to use even for the first-timers. The application has carefully built fields which a user can read and interpret what is required. It is designed in tabular form where a user can enter data about the project and create interdependencies. In these fields, the user can easily create tasks, sub-tasks, and milestones. The application also has a column for predecessors where a user can indicate which activities are dependent on ...

In each of the following situations, please select which mode of transportation studied this week would be the most advantageous. Explain your answer. [8A, 8B, 8C]

Sending 350 40-foot containers from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, California.

Maritime transport is the best for these kinds of shipments because ships can fill a given container or what is known as full container load (FCL) (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 391). Additionally, container ships can accommodate stackable cargo, which will be prepared using a stowage plan (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 393). There is also the possibility of reduced damage in products, which may be caused when using other types of cargoes. ...

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and project network are often confused despite being two distinct items. AWBS is a description of the various tasks being undertaken in a project, the people response, and the command structure. On the other hand, a project network is a flowchart showing the relationships between various project's terminal elements (Maylor, H, 2010). Both tools are important to a project and are related to each other because they in different ways help the carrying out of the project; they guide project performance. Though creating a project network is easier and it displays all the elements ...

In the modern global economic system there exist different modes of transportation. Each mode is preferred depending on the type of goods it transports, quantity, and how perishable the goods are. Even though these modes of transportation are many, maritime transport is the dominant mode used in global economic system. Maritime transportation is preferred due to its many advantages. For instance, it is suitable in transporting huge quantities of goods compared to other modes. Moreover, its focus is on movement of freight over long distances due to lack of other alternative means. Therefore, it has absolute advantage over other ...

Questions and Answers from Past Paper

Question 1

Road freight development within the EU has taken a vertical shift. The following conditions, therefore, will assist in the long-term evolution of the road freight transport: Increased driver hour regulations limits. The number of hours a driver can drive and the required rest periods. A driver needs not more than nine hours daily with 45 minutes break within an interval of 4.5 hours. Appropriate safety measures for cars and tracks. It comprises of specific rules that govern the use of cars and tracks. Speed governor and the carriage limits enable proper use of cars and tracks.

A proper focus on the motorcyclists and endorsement of modern technology to promote road safety (Slack & Brian, 210).

Improved ...

Technologies such as articulation attract observation to the representations, practices, effects, and experiences that constitute them. Others such as assemblage heighten to this comprehension by drawing awareness to the methods that these representations, practices, effects, and practices articulate to use a particular dynamic shape with larger cultural outcomes. The notion of the assemblage may best be acknowledged by thinking about the term constellation, which is applied by Guattari and Deleuze when they speak about assemblage. For instance, a group of heavenly physiques such as the Big Dipper takes a particular form: it chooses, draws together, marks out, and covers ...

KFC is one of the largest fast food chains in the world and serves its famous fried chicken that contains its secret blend of spice and 11 herbs. The company serves high-quality finger-licking food and is committed to ensuring food safety remains a priority through following stringent measures that ensure the food safety standards have been achieved (Awais, 2015). This is done by KFC’s commitment to four V-dimensions of operations management in all its business activities namely variety, volume, variation, and visibility. Operation management essentially explains the operations of business in producing goods and services. The idea behind ...

Companies handling multiple projects usually have problems allocating their limited financial resources due to the fact that some jobs require highly skilled employees or specialized machinery. Scheduling the company’s limited resources such as labour, machinery, and equipment is considered to be especially difficult for manufacturing companies that are producing multiple products or construction companies with multiple projects. However, in order to minimize potential increases in operating costs, company managers can make use of various schedule development tools such as critical path, PERT, gantt charts, and critical chain scheduling. These are usually easily made due to the availability of ...

This paper establishes some ways through which the Portland Plant can raise their productivity levels as well as increasing profitability, which is set to be achieved through various methods. These methods are going to be founded by performance objectives and eventually the paper will offer recommendations towards achieving that desired performance. It is evident from the information provided regarding the Portland Plant that there a myriad of issues that the Plant is struggling with. The Plant’s main customers, Hewlett Packard as indicated had experienced a problem with the product that they were offered from the Plant. It is ...

Abstract

Social media technologies – such as social networking sites, blogs, and social tagging has developed at an incredible pace. Organizations have taken this opportunity to use social media with the aim of improving important organizational processes. Though social media can improve various aspects in an organization, its effectiveness usually depends on the ability of an organization to link its business objective and various social media strategies. Executives need to understand how social media can fit into the overall goals and objectives of the organization in order to improve the connection and collaboration with customers. Social media has assisted many organizations ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

Functions of SCM

Buy: As illustrated in the twenty-eighth chapter, the manufacturing plant was forced to bargain with suppliers to increase the scale of orders. This move would benefit both the organization and the suppliers. Alex hoped that this move would bear fruit (pp. 234-236). Make: Al had trouble with making plans about production activities. In chapter twenty-one, the manufacturer found a solution to the problem that would prioritize production tasks. (Goldratt, 2004, p.184) Move: Chapter 2 features Al’s shipping issues that had economic implications on the plant. For the plant to improve its efficiency, shipping schedules had to be aligned ...

Introduction and Company background

Owens-Illinois is one of the largest glass manufacturers in the world. Owens-Illinois (O-I) with 62% market share is the largest glass bottle maker in the world (O-I, 2015). The company has a century-long history of glass making. O-I has introduced the automation in the glass bottle making process in early 20th century. Presently, O-I has presence in four continents (APAC, EU, LA and NA) and has over 80 manufacturing plants all over the globe (O-I, 2015). O-I supplies glass bottles to many major beer companies and wine companies. O-I has posted a revenue of $6.9 billion in 2014-2015 with ...

Is the U.S Southern Border patrol Effective?

Abstract The primary role of the United States border patrol is to detect and prevent illegal aliens from getting into the country. Furthermore, it also plays a big role in preventing human trafficking. All kinds of people with ill intentions do find their way into America. Such individuals are a threat to the security of American citizens. They participate in acts such as smuggling, robberies, homicides and murder cases. In fact, a significant portion of the prison population in America is composed of illegal immigrants. Moreover, these people become a burden to the government since they increase capital expenditures ...

The book “Democratic Insecurities: Violence Trauma And Intervention In Haiti” by Erica James examines the connection between the problems that Haiti has with democracy and security and the level of humanitarian and military involvement that has occurred within the country. The author examines the effect that the recent history of political strife has resulted in changes in the way that the citizens identified with themselves and with their government. These changes, the author contends are rooted in the violence and repression that these individuals have been subjected to. As these groups continue to intervene in the lives of the ...

A brake is a device that produces artificial resistance to the moving part of a machine to stop or slow down its motion. Any machine or its part that is in motion possesses kinetic energy. As per physical laws, energy cannot be destroyed; its form can only be transformed. The brake system converts the kinetic energy of the moving machine or part into thermal, potential or chemical energy. Brake systems are of various types utilized in different applications in industries, home appliances, vehicles, railway trains, and other sectors. This paper has focused on the brake systems used in vehicles, ...

Project scheduling

It is difficult to determine the expected duration of activities of the project accurately. The triple time estimates give a reliable measure of the project completion period (Collins, 2011). The triple time estimates are used to determine the time, standard deviation and the variance for each activity as well as the entire project. The following formula gives the activity times: Activity time = (Optimistic time+4×Most likely time+pessimistic time)6 Standard deviation = (Pessimistic time- Optimistic time)6

Network diagram

The above network diagram indicates that the project will be completed in 72.67 days. The total duration of the critical path ...

Introduction

The employment of various members of staff is a crucial role in Sports Centre Organizations. Essentially, every sports organization has to create a match between the employees, workforce and career paths, to ensure effective utilization of workforce potential as well as cost effective recruitment process. The Human Resource Management provides a clear forecast of the future needs of the sports organization to ensure it has the required human resources to implement its objectives (Chernushenko, 2001). HRM is managed and regulated by the human resource manager, and aims to maximize the productivity of any organization by optimizing the effectiveness of ...